Valero may seek other buyers for its Aruba refinery

Valero Energy said today that “the deal isnt’ dead” to sell its Aruba refinery, but it’s at a lull.

The company said it may seek other buyers for the big plant in the Caribbean.

Also, Valero said that mostly smaller companies showed interest in the other plants that it has on the auction block — in Ardmore, Okla. and Memphis, Tenn. — but becuase of an uncertain economy, any deal isn’t likely to go forward for now.